D-E-Shaw interview questions

620 questions from 51 candidate reports · 2013 to 2021

Online test → Technical → Technical·56% entry level

CS fundamentals

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What is thrashing in operating systems?

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How do you create an immutable class in Java?

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What are the differences between C and C++?

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Explain the difference between a process and a thread.

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Explain K-means clustering.

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Explain B-Trees and B+ Trees.

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Explain malloc and free in C.

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Implement a Set class in C++.

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Explain ACID properties in DBMS

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What are smart pointers in C++?

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How does Google web sign-in work?

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Explain CPU scheduling algorithms.

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Explain congestion control in TCP.

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Explain operator overloading in C++.

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Explain page replacement algorithms.

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Explain Red-Black Trees and AVL Trees.

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Explain the concept of virtual memory.

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Explain the proc file system in Linux.

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What happens when you turn on your PC?

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What is the Two-Phase Commit protocol?

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Explain different storage classes in C.

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Explain deadlock and deadlock avoidance.

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What is a kernel in an operating system?

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Explain the basics of socket programming.

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How does C++ implement virtual functions?

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Explain Inter Process Communication (IPC).

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Explain Superblock and Boot Block in UNIX.

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What is memcpy? Implement memcpy in C/C++.

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Explain balancing in B-Trees and AVL Trees.

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Explain the Singleton class design pattern.

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Explain the complete C compilation process.

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Explain B+ trees and their role in databases

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How does multithreading improve performance?

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Explain how Garbage Collection works in Java.

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Explain the concept of smart pointers in C++.

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SQL queries based on joins and nested queries

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DSA

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Given an m x n grid with integers, draw one vertical and one horizontal line to divide it into 4 parts such that the total sum of absolute sums of all 4 parts is minimized.

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Capacity to ship packages within D days

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Check whether a given string is a palindrome

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Find all bridges in a graph.

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Policeman Catch Thieves problem.

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Policeman catches thieves problem.

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Find the nth maximum element in a BST.

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122. Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock II

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Implement a stack using a single queue.

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Sort the elements of a stack recursively.

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How do you check if a binary tree is a BST?

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Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock with Cooldown

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Puzzles

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Puzzle: The Magnetic Rod problem.

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Explain and solve the Monty Hall problem.

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Puzzle: Coin game / round table circle puzzle.

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System design

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Design an online reservation system for n rooms.

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Design an object-oriented system (OOP design question).

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Design a class structure to represent employees in an organization.

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Aptitude

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Quantitative aptitude and logical reasoning questions.

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Estimate the number of people playing football in India.

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Aptitude questions involving quantitative ability and logical reasoning under strict time constraints.

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Behavioural

3 questions reported in this area

Have you worked in a team before?

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If you have a contradiction with your colleague, how will you sort it out?

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Have you worked in a team before, and how do you handle disagreements or contradictions with colleagues?

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Common questions

What questions does D-E-Shaw ask?

Candidate interview reports most often cover CS fundamentals (52%) and DSA (36%).

How many rounds does D-E-Shaw interview have?

Candidate interview reports show an average of 3.3 rounds per experience, with a typical sequence of Online test → Technical → Technical. Individual interview paths can vary.

Is the D-E-Shaw interview hard?

Among questions with a reported difficulty, the mix is easy 29%, medium 58%, hard 13%.

D-E-Shaw interview questions

CS fundamentals

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